Robot grippers could be used to remove space debris
Blue tentacle-like arms attached to an Astrobee free-flying robot grab onto a "capture cube" in this image from Feb. 4, 2025.
Can ocean-floor mining oversights help regulate space debris and mining on the moon?
Mining ocean resources needed for electric cars and other devices is currently a hot issue of dispute. Final resolution of ...
Earthquake sensors could help track a different threat: Falling space debris
As more space junk is falling to Earth uncontrolled, scientists are using seismometers to track the debris.
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OMG! Too Much of Space Junk
Humans are littering space with thousands of satellites, which pose a risk to climate and the environment, space ...
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Moon mining and space debris: Will we repeat Earth's mistakes?
The call today is for binding rules to protect the orbits of Earth, Moon, and Mars from space debris contamination. Initiatives need to be formulated for effective, sustainable, and equitable ...
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Deep-Sea Mining Guidelines Could Help us Figure Out Space Debris Regulation
Outer space could use a set of traffic laws — and cops who can enforce them. The amount of both space junk and satellites orbiting the Earth now, the moon soon, and Mars eventually, poses a massive, ...
All the weird junk we’re sending to the Moon on purpose
Space exploration should be for all countries and for the benefit of all mankind.  More or less, that’s what the Outer Space ...
Malibu balks at proposal to unload fire debris near City Hall as EPA struggles to find sites
Request by the Environmental Protection Agency to process hazardous waste from the Palisades fire near Malibu City Hall faces ...
The most powerful rocket ever built exploded over a populated island. Residents are still dealing with the fallout
Following the explosive failure of the Starship megarocket’s January 16 test flight, residents of the British territory were left with debris-strewn roads and beaches.